Preparation of Amines

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Preparation of Amines: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Methods of Preparation of Amines, Preparation of Amines by Reduction of Nitro Compounds, Preparation of Amines by Ammonolysis of Alkyl Halides, Preparation of Amines by Reduction of Nitriles, etc.

Important Questions on Preparation of Amines

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What are the reagents required to complete the process:

(i) Ethyl cyanide to ethyl amine

(ii) Butan-1-ol to butanoic acid

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Which of the following reaction is involved in the preparation of primary amines:

(i)       Hofmann’s bromide reaction and

(ii)     Gobriel phthalimide synthesis

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Which of the following reaction is involved in the preparation of primary amines:
(i) Hoffmann bromamide reaction and
(ii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

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Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium generates

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How will you convert benzene into N,N-dimethylaniline?

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Identify the final major product in the following reaction sequence.

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CH3CONH2Na+ROH Z+H2O ; Z is

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The source of nitrogen in Gabriel synthesis of amines is _____.(Potassium phthalimide/Potassium cyanide)

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What is the product X in the given reaction?

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What is the product X in the given reaction?

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Acetanilide on nitration followed by alkaline hydrolysis mainly gives

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Which of the following reactions will give a primary amine?

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What is the product X in the given reaction?

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The most suitable reagent for the conversion of 2-phenylpropanamide into 1-phenylethylamine is:-

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Which of the following reagents would not be a good choice for reducing an aryl nitro compound to an amine?

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Bromoethane reacts with NH3 to from:

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Which one of the following gives secondary amine on reduction:

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Ethanamide on Hoffman degradation produces _____.(Methanamine/Ethanamine)

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The above reaction is conversion of Nitrobenzene to aniline. It is a _____ reaction for nitrobenzene as oxygen is removed.

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Consider the following reaction,

C2H5Cl+AgCNEtOH/H2OX¯ (major)

Which one of the following statements is true for X¯?

(I) It gives propionic acid on hydrolysis
(II) It has an ester functional group
(III) It has a nitrogen linked to ethyl carbon
(IV) It has a cyanide group